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WILLIAM HENRY OLING, OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

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Patented July G, 1909.

Application filed .Tune 18, 1908. Serial No. 439,105.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, ii'iLLniM. ll. OLING, a citizen ot the UnitedStates, and a resident of Charleston, in the county ol Charleston andState ol" South Carolina, have invented certain new and usefullniprovelnents in Beds, oi which the following is a speciiiication.

This invention is an improvement in in valid beds, and consists incertain novel constructions and combinations ol' parts as will behereinafter described. and claimed.

ln the drawings, Figure l is a top plan view oi a bed embodying inyinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof on aboutline 2f-2 oi' Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view oi" the bed, the head.section being raised. Fig. 4i is a sectional view oi" thebed, the headsection being raised, and the 'foot section being lowered. Fig. 5 is across section oi the bed, and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective viewshowing one of the box supporting cross bars.

ln the construction shown the bed cornprises a middle or Inain sectionA, a head section B, pivoted at B adjacent to the main section, and afoot section C, pivoted at O adjacent to the inain section, so the headand toot sections may be adjusted between the diil'erent positions shownin the drawings.

The head section B, is provided. adjacent to its pivot D with adepending arin B2, and the section D has a depending arin CZ, and thesearlns B2 and O2 are connected by links B3 and D with eccentrics D and Eon cross shafts D and E', the links having straps Bi and C encirclingtheir respective eccentrics D and E as shown. The shafts D and 'E' arejournnled in brackets D"Z and E2 depending lroin the bed traine, and bythe turning of the eccentrics D and l which may be eilected by suitablehand cranks F, see Fig. l, Y.fitting dctacha'rbly in sockets in theshafts D and E', the sections D and C may be adjusted to any desiredposition. as will be understood troni the accompanying drawings.

L7lhe bed bottoni it will be noticed may be of any suitable iorrn ofspring G carried by the sections B and O and extending straight when theparts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, but manifestly when thesections B and O or either ci thein is adjusted out oi alinenient withthe section A, means should be provided to operate upon this continuousbed bottom G. To this end l provide a tension device in connection withthe head and lioot sections. To this end the ioot section O is providedwith an arln O5 extending in ad.- vance ol its pivot O so that when thefoot section. is lowered to the position shown in Fig. 4, the said arniwill put the bed bottoni under tension.

ln connection with the head section B, l. provide brace bars B5connected at one end with crank arms il, on the shaft E and conneeted attheir other or iront ends by a cross rod BG, which is connected by anysuitable number of coiled springs B7 with the bed bottoni G at a pointapproximately over the pivot B oi the head section B. By thiscenstruction when the head section is raised and the Vfoot section is inits normal outstretched position shown in Fig. 3, the slack in thespring bed bottoni. will be taken up by the spiral springs B7, and whenthe toot section is lowered to the position shown in Fig. 4f, this willoperate through the movement oi the braces to rclnove the tension ci thesprings B7 in taking up the slack.

A box or support lil is carried at one side by swinging hangers l, andat its other side by swinging carriers J. rllhe swinging hangers l maybe secured to the cross rods K in any suitable manner 4and the swinginghangers or carriers J are pivoted at their upper ends J to the slides J2movable along the rods E and D by any suitable lneans, such for instanceas a chain leading to the side of the bed so the slides J2 may be movedalong the rods E and D to raise and lower the box ll. The box ll inay beutilized as a connnode a suitable opening being provided in. the inainsection. A to perinit its use for such purpose.

l.. A bed. substantially as herein described consisting of anintermediate or inain section, head. and Al'oot sections pivotedadjacent to the intermediate or inain section, and provided. at their'pivoted ends with depending arms, eccentrics, and links connected withthe arins of their respective sections and having straps encirclingtheir respective ec centrics, a crank arm eccentrics oi the footsection, brace bars secured at one end to the said crank arins, a bedbottoln, and coiled springs between the other ends of the brace bars andthe bed bottoni substantially as set forth.

2. A bed having a pivoted head section., an eccentric disk, a linkconnected with the said section and having a strap on 4the ecceninconnection with the the pivoted end tric disk whereby it may be operatedto adjust the section to different positions, substantially as setforth.

3. A bed having a foot section, an eccentric disk, a link connected withthe said section. and having a .strap receiving `the disk whereby thelatter may .be operated to tilt the foot section to any desired angle.

4. rlhe combination of a bed bottom, and i .a pivoted foot sectionhaving 1n advance of f section, head and foot sections piveted adljacent to the main section and having at their movable ends upwardlyproj eeting tions for the connection of a bed bottom, a bed bottombetween said portions, an arm movable with the foot section andextending from the said section in advance of the pivot thereof andprojecting below the bed bottom when the foot section is lowered, andsprings connected with the bed bottom adjacent to ofthe head section fortaking up slack inthe bed bottom when the head section is raised,substantiall)v as set forth.

6. The combination in a bed of a box or support, swinging hangerscarrying one side of said box, swinging hangers carrying at one end theother side of the box, slides for the porlscribed, comprising a bedbottom, a mam other ends of the latter swinging hangers, and means alongwhich said slides may be moved to raise and lower the box or supportsubstantially as set forth.

7. The combination with cross rods and slides movable along the same, ofhangers connected at one end with said slides and movable at such endswith the slides alongl the cross rods, and a box or support carried bythe other ends of the said hangers, substantially as set forth.

8. A bed Icomprising a main section, head and foot sections, a bedbottom, devices adjacent to the pivot of the head section for taking upslack in the bottom, and means for operating said take up devices fromthe foot section when the latter is lowered.

9. rThe improvement in beds herein desection, a pivoted head section, apivoted foot section having beyond its pivot a projecting portionadapted to be operated below the bed bottom when the pivoted lootsection is lowered, devices adjacent to the pivot of the head sectionfor taking up slack in the bottom, and means for operating said take updevices from the foot section when the latter is lowered.

lWILLIAM HENRY CLNG. 'YVitnessesz E. LA FOURCADE, J. M. SARvrs.

